Kickboxer 3: Trafic à Rio

Original title: Kickboxer 3: The Art of War

1992
R
1h 32m

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4.2/10

3.7K

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Sasha Mitchell in Kickboxer 3: Trafic à Rio (1992)

David Sloan travels to Rio for a kick-box exhibition. There he saves two youngsters and stops a white slaver.

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David Sloan travels to Rio for a kick-box exhibition. There he saves two youngsters and stops a white slaver.David Sloan travels to Rio for a kick-box exhibition. There he saves two youngsters and stops a white slaver.David Sloan travels to Rio for a kick-box exhibition. There he saves two youngsters and stops a white slaver.

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IMDb RATING

4.2/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Marcelo
(as Miguel Orniga)

Lolô Souza Pinto

Margarida
(as Leonor Gottlieb)

Renato Coutinho

Branco

Kate Lyra

Branco's Wife

Ian Jacklin

Martine

Manitou Felipe

Machado
(as Manitu Felipe)

Shuki Ron

Reinaldo

Bernardo Jablonski

Father Bozano
(as Bernardo Jablownsky)

Fábio Junqueira

Brumado

Nildo Parente

Vargas

Director
- Rick King
Writer
- Dennis A. Pratt
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Trivia
Early in the film when the characters are at the kickboxing exhibition, David is wearing a top which reads 'Benny The Jet's World Champion Karate'. Benny Urquidez was an undefeated Kickboxing champion over a career lasting almost thirty years and is considered one of the best ever alongside people such as Don Wilson. He has been in 2 Jackie Chan films which are Wheels On Meals and Dragons Forever, and he worked as a choreographer and fight coordinator in the second film in this series: 'The Road Back'.

Goofs
Sloan's pants change from blue to white after he is captured attacking Lane's house.

Quotes
Xian: Remember, the body and the mind do not always travel together.

Alternate versions
Released in two versions in Germany: An uncensored "not under 18" version (though it was BPjM indexed from 1993-2018) and a censored "not under 16" version which is cut by 45 seconds to remove shots of blood from the shooting scene.

Connections
Followed by Kickboxer 4 (1994)

Soundtracks
Casa de Samba
Performed by Bando Do Carnaval
Courtesy of Delta Music, Inc.
Published by Delta Worldwide & MIM Publishing

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Kicking down to Rio

My review was written in January 1993 after watching the film on Live video cassette.

Third entry in the series that four years ago helped make Jean-Claude Van Damme a star is a routine martial arts pic that benefits from attractive Brazilian location photography. Briefly released theatrically lat fall, the film has better-than-average chances for a video following.

Repeating from part two, Sasha Mitchell plays the uppity hero, a kickboxing champ headed to Rio de Janeiro for a tournament. Once arrived, Mitchell is befriended by street urchin Noah Verduzco and saves his young sister (Althea Miranda) from the clutches of brothel owner Richard Comar.

Coincidentally, Comar also manages evil kickboxer Ian Jaklin. Predictably Miranda is kidnapped and Mithcell is ordered to throw the big match against Jacklin to protect her. A corny happy ending sets the stage for yet another sequel.

Mitchell, unlike most of the protagonists in this genre an actor first and martial artist second, is a very personable lead and acquits himself well in the action scenes. Supporting cast is nondescript.